Unit 3: Language Quiz

b

a collection of languages within a language branch that shares a rect common origin and have relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary is a... a. language tree b. language group c. language family d. dialect e. none of the above

c

a common language that is used among speakers of different languages for purposes such as trade and commerce is called a... a. relict language b. revived language c. lingua franca d. pidgin language e. creole language

a

a creole language... a. is a pidgin language that has evolved to become a group's first language b. is a mixture of french and another language c. has few, if any, grammar rules d. has limited vocabulary e. is not the first language of an individual

a

a language that no longer has native speakers is considered... a. an extinct language b. a preserved language c. an endangered language d. a lingua franca e. a creole language

e

a pidgin language... a. has limited vocabulary b. has few, if any, grammar rules c. is a simplified language based on two separate languages d. is not the first language of any person e. all of the above

d

a regional variant of a language is known as a... a. language branch b. language group c. language family d. language dialect e. none of the above

e

dialects are local variants in language that differ in their a. vocabulary b. spelling c. pronunciation d. speed at which the language is spoken e. all of the above

d

differences between american and british english include all of the following except... a. different pronunciation of words b. different spelling of words c. different vocabulary of some objects d. different languages of origin e. all of the above

d

early english was influenced by all of the following groups except... a. basques b. vikings c. angles d. french e. saxons

d

most english-speaking countries around the world speak british english because... a. american english is not considered to be a form of proper english b. american english is considered vulgar by most educated people c. most people do not like americans, so they refuse to copy them d. british colonized many areas around the world e. all of the above

a

nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family... a. indo-european b. japanese c. germanic d. niger-congo e. austroneasian

a

the use of french as an official language of senegal demonstrates the... a. amount of power the french wielded over its colony b. desire to adopt all the official languages of the United Nations c. concept of lingua france d. work of french catholic missionaries e. all of the above

c

all of the following are creole languages except... a. afrikaans b. swahili c. bantu d. bazaar malay e. haitian creole

a

all of the following are latin-based romance languages except... a. english b. spanish c. french d. italian e. portuguese

e

american english has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages... a. spanish b. french c. yiddish d. native american e. all of the above

c

an isogloss is... a. a form of a language in a local area b. a collection of unique words c. a boundary between language regions d. the transition zone between cultures e. all of the above

b

one culture that uses an ideographic method of writing is... a. india b. china c. arabic d. english e. spanish

d

problems with multilingual states include... a. increased costs for printing government signs and literature in multiple languages b. antagonism between speakers of the different languages c. confusion, as some place names are identified differently in different languages d. all of the above e. a and b only

b

problems with the chinese ideographic writing systems include... a. many symbols no longer have meaning b. in order to be literate, a person must memorize thousands of symbols c. each dialect has its own symbols for writing d. each symbol must correspond with the pronunciation of the word it represents e. all of the above

c

toponym is... a. the study of globalization of culture traits b. the idea that religions are interconnected through culture and language c. the study of how place names reflect the culture and heritage of people d. related to the idea that interaction between cultures is harmful e. the study of elevation change on maps

b

which of the following is an example of a revived language? a. swahili b. hebrew c. latin d. greek e. celtic

c

which of the following statements about spanglish is false? a. spanglish is a mix of spanish and english b. spanglish involves converting english words to spanish forms c. spanglish has developed new grammar rules as well as new vocabulary d. spanglish is spoken by many hispanics in the US e. spanglish is an example of diffusion

d

which statement about official language is true? a. official languages are always spoken by the majority of citizens of a country b. official languages are the language of the largest cultural group of a country c. each country can only have one official language d. official languages are used by the government for use in its daily business e. all of the above

a

which statement about the diffusion of the english and chinese languages is true? a. english has diffused worldwide, while chinese is spoken mostly in china b. english is spoken in only the UK and the US, while chinese is spoken all over east asia c. english and chinese are both spoken worldwide as lingua franca languages d. the number of english speakers is declining, while the number of chinese speakers is steadily increasing e. all of the above

d

which statement about the english language is correct? a. worldwide, there are three times as many native speakers of english as a second language speakers b. it is a member of the latin language branch c. it has been largely influenced by the french d. it has only two seperate dialects: British and American e. it is the official language of the US